The Medical/Clinical Program is one of three graduate programs in the psychology department at UAB. While there are no specific tracks within the MedPsych Program, students have access to training in the areas of General Psychology, Health/Rehab Psychology, Child Psychology, and Neuropsychology. Emphasis areas are determined entirely by the research and clinical experiences a student chooses to engage in. Descriptions of Training opportunities can be found below:

Neuropsychology at UAB

ResearchResearch practica opportunities exist both within the department and in the broader medical center. Some students may be involved with established research labs while others engage in research opportunities identified through clinical rotations. Students have been involved in neuropsychological research across various clinical and psychiatric populations.

ClinicalStudents have access to training opportunities at clinics that serve individuals across the life span, from child to geriatric. Neuropsychology rotations occur in clinics that specialize in a broad range of neurocognitive pathologies including, traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, viral encephalopathy, epilepsy, developmental disorders, and a range of neurodegenerative disorders, though this is not an exhaustive list.

Other Training Opportunities

Health & Rehab Psychology at UAB

Clinical and ResearchStudents are expected to get broad training in other psychological domains. Given that we are affiliated with the medical center there are additional training and research opportunities in health and rehabilitation psychology. Neuropsychology students may find some overlap in these rotations considering the cognitive implications of disease, illness, and injury. There are a number of health and rehabilitation psychology rotations including those in the areas of chronic pain, organ transplant/elective surgery, polytrauma/post-surgical rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, and palliative care.

General Psychology at UAB

ClinicalBroad training also includes developing competencies in therapeutic interventions and psychiatric diagnoses. There are opportunities for practica in clinics providing both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Additionally, students are expected to carry a therapy case load starting the Spring semester of their 2nd year.

AcademicStudents also have the opportunity to TA for professors or teach undergraduate labs or classes in the psychology department.